Shoshone County

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Shoshone County Courthouse
Shoshone County Courthouse
administration
US state : Idaho
Administrative headquarters : Wallace
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
700 Bank Street
Wallace, ID 83873-2355
Foundation : February 4, 1864
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 208
Demographics
Residents : 12,765  (2010)
Population density : 1.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 6826 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Shoshone County within Idaho

Shoshone County is a county in the state of Idaho in the United States . The county seat is Wallace .

geography

The county is located in northwest Idaho, borders Montana to the northeast and has an area of ​​6,826 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Bonner County , Kootenai County , Benewah County , Latah County, and Clearwater County .

history

Shoshone County was formed as the original county on February 4, 1864. It was named after the Indian tribe of the Shoshone .

23 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 722 -
1880 469 -35%
1890 5382 1,047.5%
1900 11,950 122%
1910 13,963 16.8%
1920 14,250 2.1%
1930 19,060 33.8%
1940 21,230 11.4%
1950 22.806 7.4%
1960 20,876 -8.5%
1970 19,718 -5.5%
1980 19,226 -2.5%
1990 13,931 -27.5%
2000 13,771 -1.1%
2010 12,765 -7.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Shoshone County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Wallace Northern Pacific Railway Depot , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Shoshone County had 13,771 people in 5,906 households and 3,856 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 95.84 percent white, 0.11 percent African American, 1.52 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.49 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.74 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.93 percent of the population.

Of the 5,906 households, 26.7 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.7 percent of them were married couples living together. 8.1 percent were single mothers and 34.7 percent were non-families. 29.4 percent were single households and 13.6 percent had people 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.82 people.

22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 6.7 percent between 18 and 24 years old, 25.5 percent between 25 and 44 years, 27.4 percent between 45 and 64 years. 17.4 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 97.0 men.

The median household income was 28,535 USD , and the median income for a family 35,694 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,439 versus $ 18,831 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,934. 12.4 percent of families and 16.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1702379. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. ↑ Shoshone County, Idaho , Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Shoshone County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 47 ° 21 ′  N , 115 ° 53 ′  W